Sarina's Bridal Shower

On May 2nd, I hosted a evening Bridal Shower for Sarina--who many of you know is my "Little Buddy". :) She is getting married on June 7th-- (06-07-08--pretty cool, huh?) and I am the Matron of Honor. Side note: does the word "Matron" sound like a gruff prison guard to anyone else??? We had a fun weekend planned with the Bridal shower on Friday night, and the Bachelorette Party on Saturday night. Sarina's sister-in-law flew in from Chicago to take part in the festivities, and there were 23 people at the bridal shower!

Here is Sarina:
Here are the Little Buddies:

Sarina and I are holding a stuffed mushroom in our hands that Mike made for the event. Yes, sadly I don't even cook when I am the hostess--my wonderful husband cooks everything and then scatters before everyone arrives. Anyway, he made some homemade stuffed mushrooms that were the hit of the night! SO good!!

The party was still going strong when Carson and Mike came home so he could go to bed--so Carson joined the party and had some fun with Grandma Sue like he always does!

Sarina opened her presents just like she always does--one piece of tape and ribbon at a time!! She got a lot of nice stuff, though.

Since I am pretty good at hosting a bridal shower at this point, two of my favorite ideas are below: the first is to load pictures of the bride and groom on a digital photo frame and have the frame located at a prominent point where everyone can see the pictures. The second idea is to actually get a cute AND useful party favor, and I found a website (beaucoup.com) that specializes in travel candles that you can personalize. I am a BIG fan!

This is picture worthy--we actually had a cupcake tower! I prefer cupcakes to cake at any event. They are less messy and make it easier to serve dessert. You can arrange cupcakes in cool towers, too! :)

Here is the Travel Candle party favor--not a great picture, but you get the idea. These were a huge hit, and something that Sarina can keep as well.

The bridal shower was a huge success, and the Bachelorette Party was a great time as well. Pictures will be posted at some point...

I am really looking forward to Sarina's wedding!